Our CEO, Paul McIntyre Royston, would like to thank every one of you who has supported the joint MRI campaign for Grand River and St. Mary’s General Hospitals. 

Jessica Lunshof knows firsthand the many challenges of navigating our health care system as her mother’s caregiver. Now, she is changing patient experience and health promotion for the better. Based right here in Waterloo, Jessica co-founded TAMVOES, a women-led startup that strives to empower individuals with their health information.

Waterloo Region can’t wait any longer to put plans in place for new hospital facilities to better serve the needs of our rapidly growing and thriving community.

To make this a reality, St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital are building on a long tradition of partnership to plan for the future of hospital services as part of an integrated healthcare system in our region.

The Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN) collects newborn data from hospitals across Ontario, including Grand River Hospital, in order to improve patient care and outcomes. PowerChart, the Electronic Health Information system used at Grand River Hospital is now equipped to automatically send Maternal and Newborn data to BORN.

Meghan has been a music therapist in oncology (cancer care) for just over a year. She works with patients and their families to help them cope with...

My journey toward becoming a music therapist in mental health began with my work as a music educator among youth from disadvantaged and refugee com...

Are you interested in starting a conversation with your financial advisor about leaving a gift in your Will to health care at Grand River Hospital? Not sure how to start? We have a tool that can help.

Music therapy in neonatal care provides an opportunity to use music to support infants and families throughout their time at the hospital. It provides safe stimulation through modified live music—such as humming, gentle guitar, and lullaby-style singing—that supports infants self-soothing and promotes comfort, stability, sleep, relaxation, and caregiver-infant bonding.

I’ve always known about the impact of music in my own life—it was a place of refuge for me, growing up in an environment where my queer identity was not welcomed in a rural community. It eventually became my passion as a musician, which brought me to studying music in university.

Ainslie is a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Music Therapist who works with patients from Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry (CAIP). She helps youth expand their use of music in order to support mental wellness. Here is her story about what it is like to be a music therapist who works with children and youth receiving mental health care at Grand River Hospital:

Kidney Care at Grand River Hospital encompasses all of the services and care options we offer for those living with chronic kidney disease and acut...

I always identified with music and always wondered why music can be so motivational. I was first introduced to music therapy when I had the opportunity to interview Elizabeth Mitchell, assistant professor and current coordinator of the Bachelor of Music Therapy at Wilfrid Laurier University. Mitchell explained the different models of music therapy and provided such significant case scenarios that I immediately fell in love with the field.